Comments on: Write-in closes elections supervisor primaryhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/
The hub for political news coverage and commentary in Southwest FloridaWed, 11 Sep 2013 19:58:00 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Jeanhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15523
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:11:31 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15523It's time for Kathy Dent to go, she's ineffective, out of touch, and is a poor excuse for an elections supervisor....get her out of office.
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Thu, 31 May 2012 22:12:25 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15518Brill and Gruters both admit to purposely and willfully using this election loophole to influence the outcome of an election and disenfranchise thousands of voters from having a say in the election of Sarasota SOE. A write in candidate who cannot afford a filing fee or collect enough petition signatures should be allowed as a write in candidate. Brill and Gruters admitted using the loophole ONLY to close the primary. That is illegal.

Florida Election Law

104.061(1) Whoever by bribery, menance, threat or OTHER CORRUPTION whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, attempts to influence, deceive or DETER any elector in voting or interferes with him or her in the free exercise of the elector's right to vote at ANY election commits a felony of the third degree.....

104.091
(1) ANY person who knowingly aids, abets, or advises the violation of this code shall be punished in like manner as the principal offender.
(2) ANY person who agrees, conspires, combines, or confederates with another person to commit a violation of this chapter....

Who will file a complaint with the Florida Election Commission? This one is easy. The fools admit to violating the election code by getting a candidate to run as a write in candidate only to close the election to dems and NPA's.

]]>By: Sandy Slewhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15517
Thu, 31 May 2012 22:10:12 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15517Brill and Gruters both admit to purposely and willfully using this election loophole to influence the outcome of an election and disenfranchise thousands of voters from having a say in the election of Sarasota SOE. A write in candidate who cannot afford a filing fee or collect enough petition signatures should be allowed as a write in candidate. Brill and Gruters admitted using the loophole ONLY to close the primary. That is illegal.

Florida Election Law

104.061(1) Whoever by bribery, menance, threat or OTHER CORRUPTION whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, attempts to influence, deceive or DETER any elector in voting or interferes with him or her in the fee exercise of the elector's right to vote at ANY election commits a felony of the third degree.....

104.091
(1) ANY person who knowingly aids, abets, or advises the violation of this code shall be punished in like manner as the principal offender.
(2) ANY person who agrees, conspires, combines, or confederates with another person to commit a violation of this chapter....

Who will file a complaint with the Florida Election Commission? This one is easy. The fools admit to violating the election code by getting a candidate to run as a write in candidate only to close the election to dems and NPA's.

]]>By: Joehttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15513
Thu, 31 May 2012 17:50:54 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15513Actually you can run as a NPA (no political affiliation) even if resistered in a party. The 365 day rule is only to prevent folks from changing parties in order to qualify for a particular race (or primary). Filing as an NPA does not effect that. She could have filed as a Republican write-in and it would have changed nothing as all write-ins appear on the general election ballot in November and that alone effectively closes the primaries (both).
]]>By: Bill Waldronhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15511
Thu, 31 May 2012 16:44:03 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15511If Victoria Brill was a registered republican, then just recently changed her party affiliation she should be disqualified to run as a non-partisan write in candidate in accordance with Florida State Statute 99.021
(b) In addition, any person seeking to qualify for nomination as a candidate of any political party shall, at the time of subscribing to the oath or affirmation, state in writing:
1. The party of which the person is a member.
2. That the person has not been a registered member of any other political party for 365 days before the beginning of qualifying preceding the general election for which the person seeks to qualify.
The Supervisor of Elections is a Constitutional Office which serves all people in their county. Intentionally closing the primary through this unconstitutional loophole so that only voters of a particular political party are eligible to vote should be illegal. Allowing one political party to elect a Constitutional Official while prohibiting others registered with any other political parties from voting should not be allowed. The Constitutional Official serves all people regardless of political party affiliation. Politics have become a hotbed of corruption and deceit. One party claims voter fraud, while another party ensures that only some voters are allowed to vote for a candidate. I see no difference between the two.
]]>By: scout2241http://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15509
Thu, 31 May 2012 15:42:01 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15509One thing is certain in the upcoming elections: we need to get rid of Kathy Dent. Her recod is abysmal, and she has presided over suspicous election results for years.
Missing precincts that contained thousands of uncounted votes, voting machines that don't work properly. It goes on and on. And now, her attempt to disenfranchise some voters, closing polling places on the trumped up excuse of "saving money." The
idea, of course, is the current Republican strategy of blocking probable Democratic
votes by various means to prevent them from having their votes counted. I call this
dispicable, un-American, and criminal. Over the years I have watched my party descend year after year into skullduggery. I campaigned for Ike when I was a kid. I
voted for Nixon, Ford and Reagan. Shortly after Reagan left office the party began a
nasty downturn. Only the people can save it from the likes of Rick Scott and Scott Walker. We need to start on the county level and clean house.
]]>By: Rubba Dubdubhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15508
Thu, 31 May 2012 15:28:29 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15508Is the write-in candidate registered to vote---seeing as about half of local residents under 30 haven't bothered to register?

Or, did she register on the day she declared her candidacy?
Frankly, she's as qualified as Dent or Thaxton.

]]>By: johnhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15507
Thu, 31 May 2012 15:11:47 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15507it's amazing all of the posters think this is just a republican thing.just because the liberal herald didn't mention it doesn't mean it's not so.
]]>By: Joehttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15505
Thu, 31 May 2012 14:22:26 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15505Wait a minute. What is wrong with party primaries be determined by that particular party's electorate? Democrats close primaries all the time on the East coast. There is ample opportunity for anyone to file and run for public office. If you're feeling disenfranchised get behind another candidate, one of your liking. Don't see one you like? Run yourself.
]]>By: Earlhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15502
Thu, 31 May 2012 13:40:52 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15502It's a shame that someone would use their 24 y/o daughter in this sleazy way. Same old games... quite a bad life lesson for your kid.
]]>By: Floridianhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15500
Thu, 31 May 2012 12:50:46 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15500Rick Scott, Gruters, Vern & two generations of Brills can't be wrong. Government for slighly less than half the people, paid for by all of the people. DC has Marion Barry, we have these guys. It doesn't get much sleazier than these folks.
]]>By: Edhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15499
Thu, 31 May 2012 12:00:52 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15499The Republican credo:

"If you can't win fair, don't lose."

Shameful, un-patriotic, disgusting.

]]>By: seanhttp://politics.heraldtribune.com/2012/05/30/write-in-closes-elections-supervisor-primary/#comment-15493
Thu, 31 May 2012 04:48:46 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15493Deregulation!!.....Raw Milk!!....oh these people....something every day....and their voters do nothing to hold them accountable....Torture...Sure no problem....hey healthcare reform designed on Conservative Ideas....Denounce it...Wall Street gets bailed out...but the solution is to deregulate....Companies are people too but do not expect them to ever act like a citizen....What do Republicans do???they leave it up to the rest of us to hold their party accountable for the mess they have made....then try to play the victim...your taking my Liberty...I want my Country Back bull.
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Thu, 31 May 2012 02:16:33 +0000http://htpolitics.com/?p=25752#comment-15490Rupublicans screwing everyone, what else is new, they all need to go if they want to use loopholes instead of fair elections
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